Water

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Dry Run Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis New Society Publishers	In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for …	Jerry Yudelson	312	2010	View
Fastest in the World The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils Formac Publishing	Like the builders of the Avro Arrow, the pioneers of hydrofoils are celebrated in this book for their world-class accomplishments. When Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying …	John Boileau	98	2004	View
Samuel Cunard Nova Scotia's Master of the North Atlantic Formac Publishing	An illustrated biography of a Canadian who sparked a world transportation revolution In North America, the name Cunard is synonymous with shipping. This book traces the entrepreneurial rise of …	John Boileau	112	2006	View
From Acknowledgements From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Acknowledgements	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Forward and Preface From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	For this book, I’ve chosen to focus on my first love in the professional world, water, a subject to which I devoted a considerable part of my early professional career. With the arrival of …	Jerry Yudelson	7	2010	$0.70 Add
From Preface & Introduction A Paradigm Shift From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Explains the importance of Samuel Cunard in giving a major push to the use of steamships and the paradigm shift of the first use of regularized transportation and communication by steamship …	John Boileau	5	2006	$0.50 Add
From A Short History of Water From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	In this chapter you’ll learn a little of the fascinating history of water and civilization and how politics, economics and water have been part of the history of the US, especially of the …	Jerry Yudelson	11	2010	$1.10 Add
From Introduction Air Water, and Nova Scotia From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	A brief overview of the evolution of high speed transportation throughout the 20th century and an introduction to Nova Scotia’s role in the development of two record breaking watercraft: …	John Boileau	4	2004	$0.40 Add
From Religion & Revolution From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Examines Samuel Cunard’s family roots in religion and revolution, overview of his early life in Halifax	John Boileau	10	2006	$1.00 Add
From Bell and Baldwin From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1870-1909. Examines the partnership of Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin and what led to the creadtion of the HD-4, a record-breaking hydrofoil.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From Cunard & Company From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1804-1812. Looks at Samuel Cunard as an entrepreneur. Also examines the war of 1812 and the city of Halifax during this time	John Boileau	10	2006	$1.00 Add
From “A Boat Which Is Not a Boat” From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1908-1918. Outlines the development of Baldwin and Bell’s HD series from 1 to 4 and their quest for hydrofoil self-propulsion.	John Boileau	12	2004	$1.20 Add
From On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts Tools with a Life of Their Own From: Peak Everything View New Society Publishers	In assessing and understanding technology and its effects on people and nature, it is at least as important to pay attention to the energy that drives our tools as to the tools themselves and the …	Richard Heinberg	17	2010	$1.70 Add
From Whales & Wildfires From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Early 1800s. Looks at Samuel Cunard as he expands his enterprises into whaleing and timber and events that transpired to challenge these ventures. Also looks at artic expeditions	John Boileau	10	2006	$1.00 Add
From Clippers & Canals From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Looks at Samuel Cunard’s venture into the tea trade, the establishment of the Halifax Whaling Company, his competitor Enos Collins, his friend Joseph Howe, and the creation of canal systems …	John Boileau	12	2006	$1.20 Add
From End of an Era From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1918-1948. The quest for a naval contract, the establishment of Bell-Baldwin Hydrodomes Ltd., other self-propelled hydrofoils are made. Thee legacy of the two men is briefly explored.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add